Virginia SOL 6.DSR.A
The Standard
Read a variety of grade-level complex text with accuracy, automaticity, appropriate rate, and meaningful expression in successive readings to support comprehension. Monitor while reading to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding when necessary (Reading Fluency, K-12).
Virginia Standards of Learning for English · The student will build knowledge and comprehension skills from reading a range of challenging, content-rich texts. This includes fluently reading and gathering evidence from grade-level complex texts, reading widely on topics to gain purposeful knowledge and vocabulary, and using reading strategies when comprehension breaks down.
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students read challenging passages accurately, smoothly, and with phrasing and expression that fit the meaning. They reread to improve fluency. They stop, check, and correct words or ideas that do not make sense.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student reads an unfamiliar passage smoothly, groups words into meaningful phrases, and adjusts tone and pace to match the text. On a second reading, the student corrects errors and shows clearer understanding.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think fluent reading means reading as fast as possible. They may ignore punctuation or use a flat voice. Some keep reading after a wrong word or confusing sentence instead of stopping and correcting it.
How to Assess It
- Give each student a 120-word passage to read aloud twice. Note accuracy, pacing, expression, and self-corrections, then ask for the main idea and one supporting detail.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Cut a paragraph into phrase strips; students rebuild it, mark pauses, and perform two readings with smoother phrasing.
After two readings, students write: Which word or sentence caused trouble, and what did you do to fix your understanding?
Play Fluency Coach: partners time one-minute readings, circle miscues, rehearse difficult lines, then reread for accuracy and expression.
Students rehearse a short school announcement, then record it for listeners who need clear pacing, accurate words, and meaningful emphasis.
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